YEREVAN, Armenia, 21 June 2011 – More than 40 parliamentarians from Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEECIS) gathered for a three-day regional conference in Armenia.
They were there to discuss the urgent need to invest in early childhood development policies and programmes, and to step up efforts to reverse the trend of institutionalization and violence that afflicts the region’s most vulnerable children.
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Wednesday, 22 June 2011
Monday, 20 June 2011
Friday, 17 June 2011
Thursday, 16 June 2011
Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Field visits
The participants of the CEECIS Regional Parliamentary Conference will visit different projects in Yerevan tomorrow. Here is a short description of those projects:
Ms Valentina Stratan, Member of Parliament, Republic of Moldova
Afternoon session on June 15, 2011 - Ms Valentina Stratan, Member of the Moldovan Parliament, presenting the National Program for the Creation of the Integrated System of Social Services (2008-2012) in Moldova
Interview with Dr Patrice Engle, Cal Poly State University, USA
Short interview on the importance of Early Childhood Development (ECD) with Dr Patrice Engle, Professor at the Department of Psychology and Child Development at the Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo (USA)
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
The first five years
This video was shown by Dr. Patrice Engle, Professor at the Department of Psychology and Child Development at the Cal Poly State University (San Luis Obispo, USA)
Resources
Child Protection: A Handbook for Parliamentarians
Adopting and enforcing strong laws protecting children, overseeing government activity, allocating financial resources, raising awareness and providing advocacy are what parliamentarians can do to help alleviate children's suffering.
This IPU/UNICEF co-publication, launched at the IPU’s 110th International Assembly in April 2004, serves as a catalyst for action, providing examples of parliamentarians’ responses to the challenges of child protection and addressing 10 specific protection issues
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Parliamentarians urged to support reforms to develop, protect the most vulnerable children
YEREVAN, Armenia, 14 June, 2011 — A major conference of Parliamentarians from Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States was urged today to speed up reforms to support the development and protection of vulnerable children.
More than 40 delegates from 10 countries attended the meeting organised by the National Assembly of Armenia, the Inter Parliamentary Union, and UNICEF. The Parliamentarians were looking at ways to make child rights a reality for the most vulnerable children.
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More than 40 delegates from 10 countries attended the meeting organised by the National Assembly of Armenia, the Inter Parliamentary Union, and UNICEF. The Parliamentarians were looking at ways to make child rights a reality for the most vulnerable children.
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Good question...
Here is one of our upcoming interview questions: "Do children have any way of contributing to the legislative process to protect themselves?"
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Session 1 - Overview of Parliamentary action for child rights
Quotes on our twitter channel
Keynote speech
Mr Trond Waage, former ombudsman for children, Norway: "Rights of children are moving forward. They are more and more important now. The children are all independent beings. We must listen to their opinions."
Opening ceremony
Ms L. Moshiri, UNICEF Representative: "The CEECIS region has the highest number of children in residential institutions in the world."
Opening ceremony
Mr A.B. Johnsson, Secretary General of the IPU: "Children must know their rights and we must take their rights into consideration at this conference."
Monday, 13 June 2011
Team meeting on June 13
Meet the team: Nane (16), Norair (14), Inessa (15) and Hovnan (16) - all from the Manana Youth Centre in Yerevan
Serbian parliamentarian stresses focus on equity at global conference in Panama
Panama City, 18 April 2011 – Parliamentarians convened in Panama City to address the urgent need for accelerated progress in meeting the Millennium Development Goals with equity.
With the MDG deadline less than five years away, it is increasingly evident that progress is uneven in many key areas. In fact, compelling data suggests that millions of the world’s most disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalized children are being left behind: the children who are facing the longest odds.
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With the MDG deadline less than five years away, it is increasingly evident that progress is uneven in many key areas. In fact, compelling data suggests that millions of the world’s most disadvantaged, vulnerable and marginalized children are being left behind: the children who are facing the longest odds.
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